Meanings
adjectiveforworn (comparative more forworn, superlative most forworn)
comparative more forworn · superlative most forworn · alternative foreworn
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bleareyedblearybleary-eyedbone-tireddecayeddepleteddog-tireddog-wearydone updozydrainedeffeteexpendedfagged outfatiguedfinishedforewornforfairnfriedheavyeyedjadedknackedlanguidnadgeredplayed outpoopedpumpedrottenrun-downshatteredshotsleepyspentstuffedtiredtuckered outused upwashed outwearifulwearywhackedwhippedworn-outzonked
Origin
- Middle Englishforweren“to wear out”
- Englishforworn
Past participle of forwear (“to wear out”), from Middle English forweren (“to wear out”), equivalent to for- + worn. Compare Middle English forwerd, forwered (“forworn”), Old English forwered, forwerod, forweren, forweoron, forworen (“worn out, decrepit”).
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Hungarian törődött
- törődöttworn-out
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APA
forworn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forworn
MLA
“forworn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forworn. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forworn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forworn.
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